By: Tee Ke Hui
The stars aligned
themselves, the waning moon hung on its invisible plane, casting its celestial
glow unto the terrains below on that exclusive night when members of the Leo
Club of Petaling Jaya Integrity (O), Leo Club of Taman Petaling, Leo Club of
Damansara Jaya, and Leo Club of Assunta gather for the EarthHour Event pioneered
by our very own VP extraordinaire Sean Low prior to engender awareness among
Leo members about the distressing climatic change of the world.
Droplets of bright
orange emerged from the pitch-black darkness as the Leo ’s
pledged their support for Earth Hour 2012 by participating in the event jointly
organized by the sister clubs of PJU district------featuring a candlelight walk
within the compound of SMK Assunta.
At around 5.30 pm,
throngs of fervent teenagers were seen lining up at the registration
counter—upon registration, exuberant Leo’s were each entitled to a goodie-bag,
courtesy of Sunway university college and Taylor’s university college, as well
as an event t-shirt. The participation boasted an excellent attendance of
around 300.
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| le coolest event t-shirt!—i will (switch off) will you?? |
Armed with explosive
anticipation, their faces were plastered over with wide beams as they marched
onto the expansive field of SMK Assunta. The hospitable ushers introduced the
participants to the event’s agenda while the influx of Leo ’s
both Alpha and Omega continued. Admirable Lions and teacher advisors who
trooped in from another registration site seemed delighted at Leo Desiree
Charmaine Tan’s hard work in putting the event together effectively along with
other committee members including our exclusive Leo Joy Chua and Leo Arlena
Nadeeya.
On
the offset of the event, the pair of Leo
emcees from SMK Assunta ignited the atmosphere with voluble exclamations spun
around our avid support of Earth Hour. Subsequently, all Leo’s who possess
communication gadgets at that present time were prompted to update their tweets
incessantly to convey the progress of this event to the public. Following that,
a splendid opening ceremony commenced with an amusing dance performance by the
committee members as the opening act. Immediately after that, the organizing
chairperson, Leo Desiree ,
Lion Ivan and the principal of SMK Assunta, Pn Rita
As the canvas of the
vast banner unfurled, flashing the bolded syllables----Earth Hour 2012----; the
event was officiated with a blast!
Committee member
representatives from each school were invited to kindle gentle flames on
candles enclosed in heedfully reused bottle bases, creatively arranged to form
the Earth Hour Logo illuminating the venue hemmed in by the darkness of the
night. In preparation for the highlight of the event, committee members
conducted a brief warm up session featuring DJ Casper in the Cha-Cha Slide!!
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| Candluminated Earth Hour Logo |
The count down to the
official Earth Hour reverberated throughout the vicinity of the venue as all
participants of the event, who comprise a significant subset of Earth Hour
supporters, echoed almost synchronized counting.
As the hands of the
clock posed to indicate the time of 8.30pm, the city lights dimmed and finally
extinguished to the applause of Leo ’s
and Lions alike. The candlelight walk around the school’s extensive compound
commenced, under meticulous supervision of committee members. At the pinnacle
of the event, cameramen took a multitude of photos from different angles and
degrees beneath the overwhelming atmosphere as participants navigate through
the caliginous path of the procession equipped with candles in an air of
exhilaration to accommodate the darkness as they cherished each other’s
company.
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| The Candle Light Procession from high above! |
Following that, the
dulcet voice of our very own Stephanie
brought a swirling torrent of clamour and enthusiasm about the venue as she
belted out Adele ’s Someone Like You
and other sentimental hits right after participants settled down at the field
in the velvet darkness of the night. The second act for the night was an
intriguing sketch revolving around the theme of Mother Nature, presented by the
home club. Then, two highly precocious dancers bedazzled the scene with their
astounding dance moves and impeccable swag!
The starry dynamo in
the machinery of Night employed auspice unto twenty lucky participants who
managed to clinch magnificent prizes offered in the lucky draw session. The prizes
include massage mats, tantalizing Famous Amos hampers, bed comforters and two
units of alluring Edifier merchandises. After that, all participants rocked to
MJ hits and other songs in appreciation to Mother Nature. Later, souvenirs were
given out to the Lions as well as the principal of S.M.K Assunta
Pn Rita, the principal
of the home club delivered her closing speech with much contentment, conveying
her appreciation for Leo’s huge efforts in making this event a success thus
fulfilling its directive of ushering people to take concrete actions in saving
the world we live in, with an improved awareness on global climatic issues and
the realization that each and everyone of us has the power to generate a change
for the better. The Earth Hour event officially ended with a photo-taking
session as its antecedent.
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| tireless committee members posing around the EH logo! |
